Blood Red vs Phoenix Red

Blood Red

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d83a1c (estimate)

Phoenix Red

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09005
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#c7412d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Phoenix Red is much more muted than Blood Red. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Blood Red is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Phoenix Red is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Phoenix Red instead of Blood Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Phoenix Red is much more muted than Blood Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Blood Red instead of Phoenix Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blood Red is much more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Blood Red on the colour wheel See Phoenix Red on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Blood Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Phoenix Red

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